Living in Boston, Massachusetts, which is, I believe, the parking ticket capital of the world, I get more parking tickets per year than most get in a lifetime. We actually budget $1,000 a year to pay parking tickets. One might ask: Why not just park legally? And while in your town, that might make sense, in Boston, that is sometimes impossible.

There is resident parking almost everywhere, so unless you live in the Back Bay or the South End or the North End, you're out of luck and have to pay for a $15 garage. Since a ticket is only $30, if you're running late, then there it is. And don't even get me started on street cleaning. Forget one morning and you're out $50.